I did it. I made it. And it was incredible!

My little absence over the past few weeks was due to my fabulous fun filled trip to Peru. 

Amongst ruins, history, food, drinking, dancing, and family fun I had the most wonderful time.

I went to visit family last year on my own. This year, I brought hubby with me as I promised him to take him Cusco and Machu Picchu. 

I had a great time between learning new things about Peru's history and spending time with old friends and some of my favorite family members, including my grandpa. 

And before I go into any further details, I just want to leave you with some photo highlights of my trip. I am in awe as I have not edited any of the pictures

Blue skies over Plaza de Armas, Cusco

Overseeing the fields at Pisac, Cusco 

At the top of the clouds at Ollantaytambo, Cusco

At the market in Pisac, Cusco 

Admiring the view halfway up Machu Picchu, Cusco

Posing for the camera Machu Picchu, Cusco

Dining on top of a bathtub filled with goldfish, Fallen Angel, Cusco

Barbecue Chicken with Tata!

Showing off some ginormous snails used for beauty creams, Chinatown Capon, Lima 

With my cousins having sushi at Oceanika, San Borja, Lima

Sausage fest with the family, Miraflores, Lima 

Ultimate burgers at Papacho's, Miraflores, Lima

Debauchery with cousins and friends at Mamabatata, Chacarilla, Lima 

Dancing on the hanging bridge, La Cantuta, Chosica, Lima 

With Tata saying goodbye, San Isidro, Lima

Stick around because you won't want to miss these adventures!

Baby Noah's Newborn Session

As you all know, I am a new tia! My sister had a beautiful baby boy named Noah and he probably has a modeling shoot every day! And if you have a baby (or fur baby), you know that you love filling your FB feed with countless pictures of your bundle(s) of joy.

Well, little sister is no different. To add, I was the one putting pics of my nephew up all over the place. I just love to stare at him, carry him, and I am just ready to spoil him rotten. I wanted to show you some of the newborn pics of Noah that I've taken with my SLR so here are a "few" pics of baby Noah. 

I didn't think it would be this hard to take newborn pictures!! It took me 3 days to get some good pictures with all of the outfits that my sister had gotten for him. He didn't want to cooperate, was fussy, and stayed awake for the most part.

Oh, and by the way, he is always frowning. Doesn't he have a "Come at me bro!" or "Why you mad bro?!" look?

On the plus side, I think I will be taking my hobby more seriously! I need to either take classes, or practice, practice, practice!!

Mi Peru: Triple Fs (Friends/Family/Fun)

Yeah...so my second post of my trip to Lima, Peru during Summer 2013 has got to be about the crazy, drunken, fun that may or may not have happened while I was there....

But I think this little monster could attest to the fun:

My childhood friend Silvia surely made every pit stop in Barranco an adventure at every corner.  From lounges to secret clubs...it was really an adventure!

But friends and family was always there to pick me up after a long day out!

My uncles and my cousins loved taking me out even if we were doing a barbecue in the country or visiting musical fountains in the city.

Even Jazz and his crooked tail came to bid me farewell!

Saying goodbye to my grandpa is always a tearjerker. But on the good side, I get to see him again this year!

Baby Shower Fun!

Last week I hosted my sister's baby shower at my house. Unfortunately, I have event planning anxiety, so everything leading up to the event was stress inducing, but I had some very good people helping out during the day.

However, I need to recharge myself with stress reduction fluids pre decor party!

My aunt was in charge of beefing up the decor for the "Mommy-to-bee" event and she did such an amazing job:

All of our family members (there are many of us) helped out by bringing one to three dishes to the party! We had peruvian ceviche, suspiros, butifarras, chicken sandwiches, sangria, ice tea...ohhhemmmgeee!

And I of course, had to have my way with a little onesie activity center where guests could create appliqué or iron-on designs on onesies. Thank you to Pinterest and my dear friend Jen for the idea!

The family and festivities continued:

Me, little D, and my mom

D and her work crew 

My cousin Francesco played barman!

Hubby and brother-in-law played valet men! 

The beautiful ladies of our family!

All of the stress was truly worth it!